Rank
911of 3,144
Webster, West Virginia
Score 6.66 / 10· population 8,045
About 8,000 people live in Webster, West Virginia. It ranks #911 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #10 of 55 in West Virginia. The combined sales tax is 6%, lower than in 62% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.31% of a home's value each year, less than in 95% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 70% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 73.8 years, shorter than in 68% of counties. Air quality is better than in 83% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 34), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 53% of counties. On this site's state scores, West Virginia gets 5.5 of 10 for economic freedom, based on the Fraser Institute's ranking, and 10 of 10 for gun rights.
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Eleven factors
Government behavior
- Fraser Institute state ranking (state)5.5
- 2A (state)10.0
- GOP + LP vote for President8.3
- Sales tax4.5
- Property tax8.5
Environment
- Air quality6.6
- Floods / hurricanes4.0
Private behavior
- Homicide rate10.0
- Life expectancy3.8
- Government employees2.8
- Single-parent households4.8